Cancer: New Registrations and Deaths 2005 – Revised edition Last Publication Date: 02 Jul 2009 This annual statistical publication collates and analyses data on primary malignant tumour cases diagnosed in New Zealand, as reported to the New Zealand Cancer Registry.The NZ…
Report on New Zealand Cost-of-Illness Studies on Long-Term Conditions Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 This report identifies and summarises economic impact reports on health and societal costs of long-term conditions in New Zealand. The author identified 30 New Zealand-specific publications, articles…
Senior Doctors in New Zealand: Securing the Future Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 The Director-General of Health's Commission on senior medical and dental officers employed by district health boards was set up in 2008 to investigate a sustainable and…
Kiwi Lives 2 post-campaign survey Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 Stage two of the Kiwi Lives programme uses television advertisements to tell three real-life stories that show the devastating impact of gambling on an individual and…
Encouraging more preparation of evening meals at home: An in-home family partial ethnographic study Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 This set of power point slides documents findings of a HSC commissioned study into a sample of lower income families with school age children, where evening…
2008 Year 10 In-depth Survey: New Zealand Youth Tobacco Monitor Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2009 This report presents the findings for the HSC component of the New Zealand Youth Tobacco Monitor. The survey explores 14 and 15-year-olds' smoking behaviours, and risk…
Opportunities for alcohol and other drug advice in the GP consultation Last Publication Date: 30 Jun 2009 This report explores brief interventions in the primary care setting in relation to drug use. It provides insights into the complexity of these interactions and has relevance…
Secondary Analysis of two Data subsets, Youth and Asian, from the 2006/07 Gaming and Betting Activities Survey - Researcher/Provider Initiated Research 2008/09 Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 This project will conduct analysis of the Asian and youth subsets of the 2006/07 Gaming and Betting Activities survey to: identify correlates for risk and protective factors…
Review of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003: Report to the Minister of Health by the Director-General of Health Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 Section 171 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (the Act) requires the Director-General of Health to review the operation of the Act three years…
Screening Level Risk Characterisation for Mercury Exposure from Compact Fluorescent Lamps Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2009 The purpose of the report is to provide a screening level risk characterisation of mercury released from breakage of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs).Risk to infants and…
